"How could he guarantee Joey would be stuck in Pinehill because of the thunderstorm?"

Ivy was deeply puzzled by this too.

She clutched her head and shook it hard. "I don't know."

"Unless... he planted listening devices in your room at the Collins house?"

Ivy mumbled drunkenly, "Do you really think that's possible?"

"Think carefully - did you ever mention marrying Joey where someone might have heard?"

The alcohol made thinking impossible, and Ivy just ...